TY - JOUR PY - 2021// TI - Hospital-based case management for suicide high-risk group using Delphi survey JO - Psychiatry investigation A1 - Lee, Hwan A1 - Lim, Jeungsuk A1 - Lee, Sang Min A1 - Kim, Soung Nam A1 - Lee, Haewoo A1 - Lee, Kyoung-Uk A1 - Lee, Boung Chul A1 - Lee, Hwa-Young A1 - Paik, Jong-Woo SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - OBJECTIVE: As of 2019, suicide is serious problem in Korea, with the highest suicide rate among OECD countries. To reduce suicide rates Emergency Department Based Post-Suicide Attempt Case Management carried out with government funding in South Korea, but it is insufficient to address the issue. Aim of this study is to prevent suicide attempts through continuous provision of mental health services even after discharge from acute care.

METHODS: We selected 15 mental health specialists who are multidisciplinary experts in Suicide Prevention. Two-round Delphi survey was conducted on them to reach an agreement for hospital-based case management.

RESULTS: The first Delphi survey consisted of 8 areas and 39 questions. Among them, 30 questions draw agreement above the reference value. The second Delphi survey, consisted of 37 questions, resulted in 32 above-standard questions.

CONCLUSION: Consensus was reached in most category of the Hospital Based Case Management for Suicide High-Risk Group. Core of the developed plan was to provide services to patients who visited the hospital, pursue the stability and universalization of services through a medical insurance fee system. In the future, hospital-based case management service will be implemented as a new model contributing to the reduction of suicide rates in Korea.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1738-3684 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.30773/pi.2021.0079 ID - ref1 ER -